Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Aleeyah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aleeyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,517
- 0 boys · 1,517 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #4,990 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,990 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 111 in 2012. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,044 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Aleeyah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Aleeyah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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